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26 sats \ 5 replies \ @DarthCoin 7 Nov 2023 \ on: How would you move your stack abroad? bitcoin

One of my substack guides contain 12 words from a 1BTC wallet. That guide is posted on multiple servers. Please find the words if you can. I can travel wherever I want just with empty pockets. Nobody knows where are my BTC.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @handsome_latino 7 Nov 2023

Hey Darth, in the middle of the night my child woke up and seems he may have pneumonia. Moments like this make me realize I'm sick and tired of my idiot fiat boss. While he sits with me, recovering from his cough in my lap, I tried to do a script, very naively optimistic to take your 1 BTC from your guides to compare them with the BIP39 word list. I have vouched that if I can take that 1 BTC I will quit my job at the fiat mine and try to get a bitcoin-only paid job (tried last time for a few months, got a few interviews, but failed in the end and ran out of gas. Now I have much more savings and I can try again).

https://m.stacker.news/4322

Unfortunately, as you can see just a single of your guide can contain even 70 words (!), which made the effort a bit futile. I tried with a few iconic guides and iterated to see if the checksum adds up, but no luck.

I also created my own bounty some time ago (https://bitcoin-crossword.com/) and I was actually quite happy when someone earned the 1,000,000 sats bounty, so if that's the case with you, I am asking here for any tips. Bizarre or not, all are welcome.

⚡️ me @pay.handsomelatino.com

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 7 Nov 2023

But why do you want to take my 1BTC instead of just hard working? And also you want me to give you clues to find them LOL

That is an example of hard it is to take it, is not a bounty or a donation or a give away.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @handsome_latino 7 Nov 2023

Ah, sorry, I thought it was a bounty. My bad. I love to work hard and already do, but also love fun challenges.

You're right, it's amazing that even with the information you just gave us, openly available out there, it's near-impossible to find that 1 BTC. I did something similar with a much smaller stack in case something happens and I need to flee -- knowing it might represent a big amount in the future.

Changing subject what tool do you recommend for image steganography? I tried a few command-line ones but wasn't super convinced, I thought the UX could be seriously improved and thought about making a tool myself.